Many Feared Dead As Illegal Miners Clash in Birnin Gwari, Bepu Demands Probe
Vanguard
The Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has expressed deep concern over the reported deadly clash involving suspected illegal miners in Randagi community of Birnin Gwari… Read more »
Liberia, France Eye Security Pact On Drug Trafficking
New Dawn
Liberia and France have taken steps toward strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fight against illicit drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. Read more »
A Video Threatened the President's Son. Liberia Cannot Afford to Treat That As Social Media Noise [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
Two-armed men on camera, invoking a father-son relationship with Jojo Boakai and demanding their cocaine back, is not a rumor investigator get to wave off. It is evidence.… Read more »
Liberia Formally Indicts 12 in Record $317.68m Cocaine Case, Alleging a Smuggling Scheme That Reaches Back to 2024 but Big Names Noticeably Missing
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia's record US$317.68 million cocaine case has moved from allegation to formal charge. A writ of arrest and police charge sheet filed at the Paynesville City Magisterial… Read more »
Court Lifts Shisha Ban in Major Blow to Government Crackdown
Capital FM
The High Court has lifted the ban on shisha, ruling that continued enforcement of the prohibition is unlawful and unconstitutional after the government failed to regularise the… Read more »
Zimbabwe Sets Up Task Force to Tackle Illegal Mining After Bindura Damage
New Zimbabwe
CABINET has approved the establishment of a national Task Force to combat illegal mining as the government moves to address the damage caused by unregulated mining activities… Read more »
International Criminal Justice Needs More Than Solidarity to Survive [analysis]
ISS
As the onslaught against the International Criminal Court continues, champions of justice must back global accountability through action. Read more »
Xenophobia, Tinubu and Ramaphosa, By Reuben Abati [opinion]
Premium Times
In the midst of the brazen, extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa, along with other Africans, on the grounds that these are illegal immigrants, the South African… Read more »
Shell Documents Reveal 'Basket' Pipeline, Missing Wells, $10.9 Billion Clean-Up Liability in Niger Delta - Report
Premium Times
Internal Shell documents disclosed in a UK court case have exposed evidence of ageing pipelines, missing oil wells and an estimated $10.9 billion decommissioning liability, raising… Read more »
Malawi Police and Prison Officers Urged to Abandon Torture Tactics in Interrogations
Nyasa Times
Malawi's human rights watchdog has issued a damning condemnation of law enforcement officers over the continued torture of inmates, revealing disturbing evidence of brutality… Read more »
Charges Against Crime Intelligence Officials Dropped As Andrea Johnson Capitulates
Daily Maverick
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is believed to have gone public after his allies in Crime Intelligence were criminally charged. Those charges have now been… Read more »
Govt Pursues Compensation Over South Africa Attacks
Vanguard
The federal government says it is pursuing compensation for Nigerians affected by recent attacks in South Africa while strengthening diplomatic efforts to prevent further violence. Read more »
Lawyer for Ex-NSA Deputy Rejects Attempts Linking Weah-Era Into Ongoing Probe
FrontPageAfrica
The lawyer for Gerald Smith, a former deputy at the National Security Agency, has come to the defense of his client, declaring that none of the allegations against Smith have… Read more »
2 Ghanaians Killed in Renewed Xenophobic Attacks in SA - Foreign Affairs Minister
Ghanaian Times
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed that two Ghanaians have been killed following a resurgence of xenophobic violence in South Africa. Read more »
Constitutional Lawyers Confident Court Challenges to Amendment Will Succeed
263Chat
Constitutional lawyers Tendai Biti and Professor Lovemore Madhuku say they are confident that legal challenges against the recently enacted constitutional amendment will succeed… Read more »
